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W a t c h i n g L i v e T V a n d R e c o r d e d P r o g r a m s

When you fast forward too far, press INSTANT REPLAY to rewind

eight seconds. Press it again if you really missed the mark.

WARNING TO REAR PROJECTION AND PLASMA TV OWNERS! Be

careful about using the pause feature for long periods of time if you have a projection or plasma TV. Most projection and plasma TVs are sensitive and “burn in” still images very quickly. If you pause your program for too long, you may permanently damage your screen. See your TV’s owner’s manual for more information.

Using the Control Buttons

Part of the fun of watching programs with your DIRECTV® HD DVR is using the pause, instant replay, and slow motion features. Here’s an overview of the control buttons:

RECORD. Records a program. You can press RECORD when you are watching a program in live TV, or when a program title is highlighted on the guide.

Play

PLAY. Shows programs at normal speed. The status bar appears for five seconds.

PAUSE. Freezes the picture. To resume, press PLAY, or press PAUSE again. You can pause live TV for 30 minutes. You can pause a recorded program indefinitely.

To move small steps forward or backward: first press the PAUSE button. Then press either the FORWARD or BACK button. For very slow motion back or forward, hold down the BACK or FORWARD button while paused.

BACK. Plays the program in reverse. Press BACK once, twice, or three times to go backward fast, faster, or fastest.

FORWARD. Plays the program in fast forward. As with reverse, pressing the FORWARD button repeatedly cycles through three speeds of fast forward.

 

 

SLOW. Plays the program in slow motion.

Slow

INSTANT REPLAY. Instantly plays the last eight seconds of the program again.

ADVANCE. (a) If you are watching live TV, catches up to the current time. (b) When you are fast forwarding in a recorded program, instantly jumps ahead to the next tick mark (short white line on the status bar). When you are rewinding, jumps back to the previous tick mark. (c) If you are watching a recorded program, jumps to the end of the recording. Press again to jump to the beginning of the recording. (d) Use ADVANCE to enter a dash (-) for channel numbers that include a dash.

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